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Barbara Stanwyck: Biography
Birth Name:
Ruby Stevens
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
07/16/1907, Cancer
Date of Death:
01/20/1990
Profession:
Actor
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Barbara Stanwyck Fast Facts:
After being orphaned at age 4, she was raised by an older sister.
Was a Ziegfeld girl by age 15.
Playwright Willard Mack invented her stage name after seeing "Jane Stanwyck in 'Barbara Frietchie'" on a playbill.
Tumultuous marriage to vaudevillian Frank Fay was rumoed to be the inspiration for 1937's
A Star Is Born
.
Was the highest paid female in the U.S. in 1944, according to the IRS, earning $400,000.
Was sent a bouquet of roses every April 1 by William Holden from 1940 until his death in 1981 to show appreciation for her refusal to let Columbia Pictures fire him on
Golden Boy.
The movie began production on April 1, 1939.
Barbara Stanwyck Relationships:
Bert Stevens - Brother
Byron Stevens - Father
Catherine McGee Stevens - Mother
Dion Anthony Fay - Son
Frank Fay - Ex-husband
Malcolm Stevens - Brother
Mildred Stevens - Sister
Robert Taylor - Ex-husband
Barbara Stanwyck Awards:
1966 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
1967 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
1968 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
1986 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1966 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Winner
1967 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Nominee
1968 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Nominee
1983 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Winner
1961 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) - Winner
1937 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
1941 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1944 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1948 Oscar: Best Actress - Nominee
1981 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
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